Evaluation of possible integration of solar chimney power plants with high-rise buildings: A numerical analysis

Summary

Numerical simulations, validated against Manzanares pilot-plant data, examine how a solar chimney power plant built into a high-rise building performs when scarce urban land limits the collector to a partial sector. Shrinking the sector skews the airflow at the chimney base; below about 120° a strong swirl fills the tower, and power falls from roughly 47 kW with a full circle to 26 kW.

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